Bullwinkle, Yogi, and Friends

 Hello from Jasper!

What a wonderful day we had!   Started out with a great wildlife  sighting.   The bull elk you can see below had quite a rack!    We continued on toward Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake.   We had a wonderful boat ride out to Spirit Island which you can see at the left.   It is hard for us to describe the day.   It was sunny, warm, and the scenery was like none we have ever seen.  

On our way out of the canyon we met the young gentleman you see to the left.   We are still arguing as we speak about what type of sheep it is.   It has become increasingly difficult as the evening has passed and we have consumed 2 bottles of wine and beer with our dinner.

Anybody out there in better control of their faculties to help us out???

As we were leaving Maligne Lake, we took a wrong turn, and as we were turning ourselves around, Bob spied the friendly bear you see above.   Brave Roger and Deb stayed safely in the car while crazy Marsha and Bob leaped out to get up close and personal.   Yikes.

It was then on to the liquor store for wine and the grocery store for cheese and crackers.   Needless to say, the rest of the afternoon and evening was more fun than we would want to admit to all our kids.

All in all, our last day in Jasper was more than memorable.  

We leave the Gingerbread House tomorrow morning after breakfast and head for the Icefields Parkway and the Athabasca Glacier.   Our plan is to take this cool Snow Coach right out onto the glacier.   Then it is on to Canmore and Banff.   Can't wait to check in tomorrow night.

Love you all,

M, R, B and D